World's Shortest Man Dies At 75
It has been verified by The Guinness World Records that the world's smallest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, died on Thursday at an American Samoa hospital at the age of 75 years.
The cause is an undisclosed illness for the Nepalese man, even as he suffered from pneumonia when he was admitted to the hospital last week.
"GWR would like to express its sincere and heartfelt condolences to Mr. Dangi's family in this difficult time," Guinness World Records said in a statement, USA Today . "He will be remembered forever as an iconic and extraordinary record holder."
Dangi had been identified by the Guinness, who heard that he was 2 inches shorter that the Philippinian who held the record. Sending a record keeper to verify Dangi's height, it was confirmed in 2012 by those who went to meet him.
"It's been a lifelong dream to travel and becoming a Guinness World Records title holder has enabled me to do that," said the 31-pound Dangi, who was very proud of his title, according to the New York Daily News.
He is knows to be a "primordial dwarf", with three of his five brothers being below four feet, while his two sisters and two other brothers are of average height, according to hngn.
He had met the world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen, at 8 feet, 9 inches, for the first time in London in November 2014 to celebrate the GWR day.
"Even though he is short and I am tall, we have had similar struggles throughout our lives and when I look into Chandra's eyes, I can see he's a good man," Kosen said.
